On habits and manners

The matter of dress comes up in traveling as everywhere else. It is always a mistake to dress showily for traveling. For short distances in summer, a simple calico or gingham, clean and neat, with clean collar, and straw hat with ribbon, is quite appropriate and much more ladylike than a white muslin with gay ribbons, and hat with light flowers or lace, getting more and more soiled every mile of the way. In the same way, for long journeys or cool weather, a plain dark alpaca or woolen stuff, with clean collar, dark sack, and hat with dark ribbons, makes the best kind of traveling dress, much better than anything light or showy. All cannot afford a special traveling dress. That is not necessary, but choose a plain, quiet dress to travel in and let it be neat and whole. And clean hands are better than dirty and ragged or showy gloves. A young girl we once saw, who, unwill- ing to lose the effect of her rings, had put them on outside her gloves, had certainly made a sad mistake. Strong serviceable shoes, large enough to be perfectly comfortable, and worn enough to be used to them, are best at any time, and especially for a journey. In our changeable climate, a gossamer, overshoes, umbrella and shawl, save much danger from exposure on a long journey. A good supply of handkerchiefs and collars should also be in your satchel. A celluloid collar and cuffs can be worn with comfort and washed off like a china plate every night. If you engage a sleeping car or berth, be sure to loosen your clothes thoroughly to give your lungs free play on lying down. Serious illness may result from neglect of this. With a little management, it is quite possible to do this even in the narrow limits of a sleeping car, and to remove the dress, folding neatly and laying it at the foot of the berth, slipping on a loose sack, comfortable to sleep in and proper to appear in in case of emergency. The trouble this takes will be well rewarded by the rest of the night and the comfort of the day on a long journey. CHAPTER XL— Manners on the Road— (Continued.) TO YOUNG MEN. The matter of dress touches you, too. Don't try to look like a dude, and don't be negligent of your appearance. In these days of celluloid collars and cuffs, no one need wear soiled linen. A clean flannel shirt is better than a dingy white one ; a straw or felt hat better than a silk one ; well blacked shoes look better than light or flashy ones, while clean hands and nails are the sign manual of a gentleman — rings are no improvement to them. Don't buy coarse papers or dime novels. A man is known by what he reads. Buy the respectable journals and read what is going on in your country. Don't strew peanut shells on the floor, and don't make the compartment you occupy so foul and revolting that a woman — or a decent man — will rather stand up than sit down there.